‘bite’
| Argument frame: | X (bite) Y |
| Stimulus sentence: | A dog bit P. . |
| Predicate label Ru: | кусать |
| Argument frame Ru: | X (кусать) Y -а |
| Stimulus sentence Ru: | Собака укусила П . |
Abaza cha
| Valency pattern: ABS_IO |
| X: ABS |
| Y: IO |
| Locus: Y |
| a-lá | sará | j-ʕa-sə-cha-d |
| def -dog | i | 3 sg . n . abs - cisl -1 sg . io -bite( aor )- dcl |
| ‘The dog bit me.’ | ||
Aghul fac.u-
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| χuj.i | fac.u-ne | aslan |
| dog( erg ) | grasp. pf - aor | pn |
| ‘A dog bit (lit. ‘grasped’) Aslan.’ | ||
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic +karəṭ
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| brata | calba | +krəṭ-o=l |
| girl( f ) | dog( m ) | bite. pst - p .3 f =3 m |
| ‘A dog bit the girl.’ | ||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| o | cachorro | mordeu | Pedro |
| ‘Собака укусила Педру.’ | |||
Czech kousat
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petr-a | kous-l | pes |
| pn ( m )- acc . sg | bite( pfv )- pst [ m . sg ] | dog( m )[ nom . sg ] |
| ‘A dog bit Petr.’ | ||
Finnish purra
| Valency pattern: NOM_PART |
| X: NOM |
| Y: PART |
| Locus: Y |
| koira | pur-i | Pekka-a |
| dog. nom | bite- pst .3 sg | pn - part |
| ‘A dog bit Pekka.’ | ||
Forest Enets sɛkuru
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| buniki | kasa-jʔ | sɛkura |
| dog | man- nom . sg .1 sg | bite( pfv ).3 sg . s |
| ‘A dog bit my friend’. | ||
Latin mordeo
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| si | me | canis | memord-eri-t |
| if | i . acc | dog. nom . sg | bite- fut 2. ind - act .3 sg |
| ‘... if a dog bites me.’ | |||
| Note: (Enn. Sat. 63) | |||
Modern Hebrew naʃaχ
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| kelev | naʃaχ | et | Pinχas |
| dog | bite[ pst .3 sg . m ] | do | pn |
| ‘A dog bit Pinchas.’ | |||
Nanai səkpən-
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| enda | Petia-wə | səkpəŋ-ki-ni |
| dog | pn - obl | bite- pst - p .3 sg |
| ‘A dog bit Petia.’ | ||
Norwegian Bokmål å bite
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| hund-en | bet | Per |
| dog- def . m . sg | bite. pst | pn |
| ‘The dog bit Per.’ | ||
Polish ugryźć
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| pies | ugryz-ł | mam-ę |
| dog[ nom . sg ] | bite: pfv \ pst - pst [ m .3 sg ] | mummy- acc . sg |
| ‘A dog bit mummy.’ | ||
Russian kusatʹ
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| sobak-a | ukusi-l-a | Pet-ju |
| dog( f )- nom . sg | bite( pfv )- pst - f . sg | pn ( m )- acc . sg |
| ‘A dog bit Petja.’ | ||
Rutul sɨs kiʔɨr
| Valency pattern: ERG_INTER |
| X: ERG |
| Y: INTER |
| Locus: Y |
| rasul-u-k | tɨlɨj-ra | sɨs | k-iʔɨ-r |
| pn - obl - inter | dog. obl - erg | tooth( nom ) | pv -4. lv . pfv - cvb |
| ‘A dog bit Rasul.’ | |||
Skolt Saami snäuʹǩǩed
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| piânnai | snauʹǩ-i | suu |
| dog. sg . nom | bite- pst .3 sg | 3 sg . acc |
| ‘A dog bit him.’ | ||
Slovenian ugrizniti
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| pes | je | ugrizni-l | mam-o |
| dog[ nom . sg ] | aux .3 sg | bite: pfv - lpt [ m . sg ] | mother- acc . sg |
| ‘A dog bit the mother.’ | |||
Swedish att bita
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| en | hund | bet | Björn |
| indf . c . sg | dog | bite. pst | pn |
| ‘A dog bit Björn.’ | |||
Turkish ısırmak
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| köpek | Mehmed-i | ısır-dı |
| dog | pn - acc | bite- pst |
| ‘A dog bit Mehmet.’ | ||
Ulcha iktəmən-
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| min | xusə | piktə-wə-ji | iŋda | iktəmən-či-ni |
| my | male | child- acc -1 sg | dog | bite- pst -3 sg |
| ‘A dog bit my son.’ | ||||
Zilo Andi qχ’amm.i-j
| Valency pattern: ERG_SUPER |
| X: ERG |
| Y: SUPER |
| Locus: Y |
| χʷedo-di | qχ’amm.i-j | pat’imati-ʔa |
| dog. obl - erg | bite. pst - pf | pn - super |
| ‘The dog bit Patimat.’ | ||